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BRAGE FOR SUPPORTING THRESHING MACHINES.

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Be it known that I, I. G. NORTHWAY, 0f Keuosha, in the county of Kenosh'a, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a Brace for Supporting Threshing Machines and other purposes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full. clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this description, in which Figure 1 is a perspective representation of my invention in position for use.

The natureoi' my invention consists of a brace having three parts, two joints, and a rack, the whole being arranged so that when the bed is securely anchored the end of the brace may press against the thresherand prevent it from having a lateral motion, while a suitably-arranged dog is made to hold the brace in place.

I an aware that various devices have been used to support portable machinery, and especially threshing machines, but claim thatmy invention differs from any heretofore employed for such a purpose, and possesses advantages over all others in the following particulars: The bed is arranged to rest on the ground or barn floor, to suit circumstances; and as the dog is arranged to hold the brace at any desired inclination, no annoyance is sufi'ercd in its getting out of place. The common method of supporting threshers is to block the wheels at the floor, and thus prevent them from sliding; but as this arrangement throws all of the lateral strain upon the spokes and other parts of the gearing, without controlling materially the shaking motion, someother means are necessary which will bear against the threshernearer the cylinder and saddles which cause the motion, I claim that as my device is arranged to brace the thresher at any point desired and hold it steady in place, a very important improvement is made-over any device now in use for a similar. purpose; and as it can be made both light and cheap no objection seems sufiicicnt topreventit from coming into general use for the purpose set forth.-

In order to give a correct understanding of my invention, I have marked each part with distinct letters, and will now give a detailed description. i

A represents what I term the bed of the brace, having at I a height equal to the thickness of brace B and dog C, by which means a strong shoulder is provided for supporting the dog C at the end where it is'hinged to bed A, as seen at D. The bed should be made of a single piece of wood, and have the thin part J extend out about one-half ofthe length of brace B, which is also hinged to the part J at E, and arranged to be set at any desired angle for bracing the thresher shown at H. The top of brace B has a rack, G, against which the metalpointed end F of dog 0 is made to operate and hold the brace 13 in a fixed position against thresher H. It is not essential that the hinges D E be made precisely as shown in the drawing, but they should be made so as to allow the parts G B to have only a vertical motion. The device may also have its proportions changed and yetanswer the purpose, and may be for most uses made much lighter than represented.

Operation.

Any number of braces may be used, but one at each side of the thresher will be sufiicient for all practical purposes. The bedA should set a suitable distance from the thr-esher and anchored fast, and the brace B placed against the side of the same, as seen at H, and pressed down with moderate force, and the operation will be complete.

Having thus fully described my device, what 'I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, isl I The combination of bed A, brace B, and dog 0, when arranged substantially as set forth.

I. G. NORTHWAY.

Witnesses:

A. G. Conn. JULIUS F. YATTOW, 

